Thailand’s COVID-19 Cases Again Top 9,000, Prompting Tougher Measures

BANGKOK, Jul 10 (NNN-TNA) – Tougher restrictions are being imposed in Thailand’s capital and surrounding provinces, in an effort to curb increasing COVID-19 infections. The Centre for the COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), announced yesterday, a set of new restrictions that will take effect from Jul 12, and further limit movement.…

Explosion At Fuel Station Kills One, Injures Another In Uzbekistan

TASHKENT, Jul 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – A fuel tank explosion, in the central Samarkand region in Uzbekistan, killed one man and injured another, Samarkand regional department of the emergency situations said. The accident occurred when workers tried to carry out welding works, on a 25-tonne underground fuel tank, at a gas…

Indian PM Modi Holds Review Meeting On Oxygen Availability

NEW DELHI, Jul 10 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, yesterday reviewed the progress of oxygen augmentation and availability across the country. The review meeting assumed significance, in the wake of fears of a third COVID-19 wave, after the second wave jolted the country during Apr-May, amid an acute…

6.2-Magnitude Quake Hits Central Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued

JAKARTA, Jul 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2, jolted North Sulawesi province, in central part of Indonesia today, but was not potential for a tsunami, the meteorology and geophysics agency said here. The quake struck at 7:43 a.m. local time, with the epicentre at 112 km…

Turkey Registers 5,670 Daily COVID-19 Cases

ANKARA, Jul 10 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey yesterday confirmed 5,670 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,470,764, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus rose by 59 to 50,155, while 5,126 more people recovered in the last 24 hours. A total of 228,826 tests…

Dozens Of Palestinian Protesters Injured In Clashes With Israeli Soldiers: Medics

RAMALLAH, July 10 (NNN-WAFA) – Dozens of Palestinian protesters were injured yesterday, in clashes with Israeli soldiers, in several West Bank cities and villages, medics and eyewitnesses said. The clashes broke out near the village of Beita, south of the West Bank city of Nablus. Israeli soldiers fired live ammunition,…

Putin, Biden Discuss Cybersecurity, Syria Over Phone

MOSCOW, Jul 10 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, held a telephone conversation with U.S. President, Joe Biden yesterday, during which the leaders discussed cybersecurity issues and the situation in Syria. Putin and Biden agreed to continue their constructive cooperation in the field of cybersecurity, the Kremlin said in a…

Russia Committed To Deepening Ties With China: Foreign Ministry

MOSCOW, Jul 10 (NNN-TASS) – The China-Russia Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation, has stood the test of time and remains relevant, a spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry said, yesterday. “Twenty years of experience dedicated to the progressive deepening of bilateral ties demonstrates that the treaty has successfully stood…

Indonesia To Give COVID-19 Booster Shots To Health Workers Next Week

JAKARTA, Jul 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia is planning to inject the third doses of COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare workers across the country, next week, a minister said. The country’s Health Ministry will start the vaccination programme, using the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine next week, targeting 1.47 million health workers across the…

14 Cases Of Zika Virus Detected In India’s Kerala

NEW DELHI, Jul 10 (NNN-PTI) – Local health ministry officials in the southern Indian state of Kerala, yesterday said, 14 cases of Zika virus have been detected in the state. Following the detection of cases, authorities have sounded an alert in the state. All the 14 cases have been reported…